Successful operation of International SOS, a medical service provider, has contributed to the socio-economic and healthcare development in Vietnam, said a health official.

Speaking at a meeting to review 20 years of operation of International SOS in Vietnam on November 21, Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu also said the company, whose clients are mainly foreign expatriates, has helped set tourists and investors’ mind at rest, and stabilise the investment environment in Vietnam .

Minister Trieu called for a closer coordination between Int’t SOS and Vietnamese emergency aid centres.

OSCAT/AEA Vietnam, a precursor of International SOS, was licensed in Vietnam in 1989. A wholly foreign-owned enterprise, International SOS now provides medical services to over 1,000 companies, representative offices, diplomatic offices and international organisations in Vietnam ./.